JP6403133B1 - Billiard ball set equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A billiard ball setting device capable of automatically setting a ball at a predetermined position on a billiard table is provided.
Each time a set arm is swung around a rocking shaft on a billiard table from a standing position to a lying position, one ball B is used as a target ball from a cassette mounted on the apparatus main body. When the set arm 6 falls down, the ball B rolls on the set arm 6 and falls into the cylindrical set ring 4 provided at the tip of the ball B, stops and raises the set arm 6 The ball (target ball) is set at a predetermined position on the billiard table.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a billiard ball setting device capable of automatically setting a target ball at a predetermined position on a billiard table.

  Conventionally, as an apparatus for setting balls on a billiard table, for example, an arrangement assisting device that arranges a predetermined number of balls described in Patent Document 1 in a triangle or rhombus on a billiard table has only been proposed. No device has been proposed for automatically setting a ball at a specific position to practice a shot.

Special Table 2002-533182

It is relatively easy even for beginners of billiards to hit the target ball on the billiard table and drop it into a predetermined pocket when the center positions of the pocket, target ball and hand ball are aligned. It is not easy to put a hand ball against the target ball from a direction different from the direction of the straight line connecting the pocket and the target ball, and repeated practice is required for learning.
An object of the present invention is to provide a billiard ball setting device that allows a player to set a ball (target ball) at an arbitrary position on the billiard table without moving around the billiard table each time the ball is set. Is to provide.

A storage chamber defined by a front wall, left and right side walls, and a rear wall and opened upward, a main body having an extraction passage formed in the front wall of the storage chamber, and a swinging shaft in the extraction passage that has a lower portion of the extraction passage A set arm that is provided so as to be pivotable across the swinging shaft and is in an upright state at the first rotational position and laid down in front of the apparatus main body at the second rotational position. The base end portion is connected and the base end portion of the receiving piece is connected, and the apparatus main body is moved forward and backward between the first rotation position and the second rotation position. Driving means for driving in both directions is provided, and the set arm is configured to be adjustable in length, and a set ring for positioning a ball is provided at the tip, and is detachable from the storage chamber. Cassette positioning means that can accommodate the required number of balls is provided. A billiard ball setting device, characterized in that rolling the ball set upper arm lies down the inside bets was dropped into the set in the ring is set in place on the pool table.

  In addition, the apparatus main body has an apparatus main body supported so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis with respect to the pedestal, and the apparatus main body includes a storage chamber partitioned by a front wall, left and right side walls, and a rear wall and opened upward, The front wall is notched at a position near the left or right side wall of the storage chamber, and an extraction passage having an open top is formed to communicate between the storage chamber and the outer front surface of the apparatus main body. The swing shaft is provided so as to be able to rotate across the lower part of the take-out passage, and the swing shaft is substantially upright at the first rotation position, and the second rotation position. The base end of the set arm is connected so as to be in a position lying down in front of the apparatus body, and the distal end enters the storage chamber by rotating backward at the first rotational position. And the base end of the receiving piece is connected so as to be substantially upward at the second rotation position, , Driving means for driving the swing shaft in both forward and reverse directions between the first rotation position and the second rotation position is provided, and the set arm is configured to be adjustable in length. In addition, a short cylindrical set ring whose center axis is vertically oriented at the second rotation position of the swing shaft is provided at the tip, and a required number is provided in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the storage chamber. A movable receiving plate for detachably positioning and holding the cassette having the ball mounted thereon is disposed on the upper surface, and the movable receiving plate is positioned at both the left and right side walls of the storage chamber facing the left and right sides of the substantially center in the front-rear direction. The pivoting shaft is pivotally supported so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction with the upper surface tilted in the left-right direction so that the side wall near the take-out passage is at a lower position, and the swing shaft is rotated to the first rotation position. When moving, the tip of the receiving piece is moved to the movable receiving plate. The movable receiving plate further has a notch that passes through to the lower surface side, and the movable receiving plate is further tilted forward when the swing shaft rotates to the first rotation position, and rotates to the second rotation position. It is configured to interlock with the swinging shaft via the receiving piece so that it tilts backward when it is moved, and the cassette is provided on the front, rear, left and right side edges of the bottom plate to prevent the balls from falling off. A gate portion that allows the receiving piece to pass through the bottom plate and a part of the holding piece on the front side and restricts the ball from falling off, and guides the movement of the ball to the top surface of the bottom plate. Each time the driving means swings the swing shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, the ball in the cassette is The movable backing plate is sequentially moved forward along the guide protrusions by tilting in the front-rear direction. The first ball moved to the gate portion is scooped up from the cassette by the receiving piece and moved to the set arm side in the take-out passage. It is a billiard ball setting device that rolls and falls into the set ring and is set at a predetermined position on the billiard table.

  In addition, a connecting recess that detachably positions and holds the lower end of the cassette that accommodates the required number of balls is provided on the upper surface, and a swinging shaft is provided at a position near the front end so that its center axis can be rotated in the left-right direction. And a device body having a built-in rotation drive source for rotating the swing shaft in both forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range via a saddle crank mechanism, and the cassette is provided at a lower portion of the front wall plate. A ball outlet is formed on the bottom plate, and a gate portion is formed below the outlet to continuously prevent the ball from dropping over the vicinity of the front end of the bottom plate. A plurality of inclined guides for holding the balls and sequentially guiding them toward the take-out port are provided alternately downward from the front wall plate and the rear wall plate, and the swinging shaft has a first rotation position. At a substantially upright position, and at the second rotational position, The base end of the set arm is connected so as to fall to the front of the mounting body, and at the first rotational position, the distal end is turned into the cassette from the gate portion. The receiving end is connected to the base end of the receiving piece so as to be substantially upward at the second rotational position, and the receiving piece is further provided with an arcuate guide on the side opposite to the set arm side from the tip. The set arm is configured such that the length can be adjusted, and a short cylindrical set ring whose center axis is vertically oriented at the second rotation position of the swing shaft is provided at the tip. When the rotational drive source swings the swing shaft from the first rotational position to the second rotational position, the rotational drive source moves from the lowermost inclined guide in the cassette to the gate portion. The top ball is picked up by the receiving piece and the set After moving to the beam side, it rolls on the set arm that has fallen down, falls into the set ring, and is set at a predetermined position on the billiard table. The billiard ball set device is characterized in that when the moving shaft swings to the first rotation position, it moves to the gate portion.

  In the billiard ball setting device, the billiard ball setting device is provided with a pusher that pushes the ball at the rear end of the lowermost inclined guide of the cassette in conjunction with the rotation of the swing shaft.

  The set ring is rotatably held at the free end of the set arm, and a short cylindrical image ring having an outer diameter substantially equal to the ball is circumscribed and fixed to the outer periphery of the set ring. Billiard ball set device.

According to the billiard ball setting device of the present invention, the player can move the balls one by one on the billiard table without moving by walking around the billiard table in order to set the ball at a predetermined position. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform repeated shots on a ball set at a specific position.
By using the cassette, it is possible to shorten the time for which the practice is interrupted by refilling the ball, so that the practice can be carried out efficiently, and the progress of the shot can be accelerated.

  By attaching a short cylindrical image ring with an outer diameter approximately equal to the ball to the outer periphery of the set ring, the hand ball is applied to the target ball from the direction deviating from the straight line connecting the pocket and the center of the target ball. You can practice practicing how to drop it in your pocket.

The perspective view of 1st Example of this invention. The side view of the billiard ball set apparatus of FIG. The top view of the billiard ball set apparatus of FIG. AA sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view of a movable receiving plate. CC sectional drawing of FIG. The perspective view which shows the state which assembled | attached the arm attachment piece and the receiving piece to the rocking | fluctuation shaft. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 9. The cross-sectional view of the connection part of a set arm and an arm attachment piece. The disassembled perspective view of a set arm. The cross-sectional view of the coupling position of the inner and outer arms. The partial top view which shows the rotation lock mechanism of an apparatus main body. The perspective view of the cassette of 1st Example of this invention. The top view of the cassette shown in FIG. The typical operation explanatory view in the 1st example of the present invention. The typical operation explanatory view in the 1st example of the present invention. The typical operation explanatory view in the 1st example of the present invention. The typical operation explanatory view in the 1st example of the present invention. The perspective view in the state where the ball was sent into the set ring. Illustration of how to use image ring. The perspective view which shows 2nd Example of this invention. The perspective view of the cassette of 2nd Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. Operation | movement explanatory drawing of 2nd Example of this invention.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a billiard ball setting apparatus according to the present invention. The billiard ball setting apparatus 1 sets a ball B as a target ball at a predetermined position on a billiard table. Device.

  FIG. 2 is a side view, and the billiard ball setting device 1 is provided with a device body 3 on a pedestal 2 installed on a billiard table S so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the front-rear direction of the apparatus body 3 is defined as the front side on the right side and the rear side on the left side in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the apparatus main body 3 has a short cylindrical set ring 4 and a set arm 6 with an image ring 5 attached to the tip. The set arm 6 is composed of an inner arm 6A and an outer arm 6B. The length of the set arm 6 can be adjusted, and the set arm 6 is tilted slightly rearward with respect to the apparatus body 3 and is imaginary in FIG. It is provided so as to be rotatable between a position lying forward and indicated by a line.

  The inner diameter of the set ring 4 is set to be approximately equal to the diameter of the ball B so that it can pass through it, and the image ring 5 has an outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the ball B. Details of these will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view of the billiard ball setting apparatus 1. The upper part of the apparatus body 3 is opened, and the periphery is partitioned into a box shape by the front wall 3A, the left side wall 3B, the right side wall 3C, and the rear wall 3D. A storage chamber 7 is formed. This figure shows a state where the set arm 6 is in the lying position.

  In addition, the front wall 3A is cut out at a position near the left side wall 3B of the storage chamber 7, and the upper part that communicates between the inside of the storage chamber 7 and the outer front surface 3E of the apparatus main body 3 is opened. An extraction passage 8 is formed. The base end portion of the set arm 6 is connected to a swing shaft 9 (see FIG. 1) provided across the take-out passage 8.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cassette 10 holding a required number (here, 9) of balls B is detachably accommodated in the accommodation chamber 7. (The ball B in the cassette 10 is not shown in FIG. 3)

  Although the detailed structure will be described later, when the set arm 6 is swung from the standing position to the lying position via the swinging shaft 9 by the driving means built in the apparatus main body 3, the housing chamber 7 is in the process. One ball B is taken out from the cassette 10 and sent out onto the set arm 6. The ball B rolls on the set arm 6 in the lying position and falls into the set ring 4 attached to the tip, and billiards. A predetermined position on the table S is set.

  At this time, the center position of the set ring 4 on the billiard table when the set arm 6 falls is adjusted to a desired predetermined position by adjusting the direction of the apparatus main body 3 with respect to the base 2 and the length of the set arm 6. can do.

  After the set ring 4 is positioned once, the ball B can be set at the predetermined position every time the operation of swinging the set arm 6 from the standing position to the lying position is repeated. It is possible to efficiently perform repeated practice of hitting a hand ball against the ball B (target ball).

  The drive means can be controlled by an operation button provided on the operation unit 11 provided on the upper left surface of the storage chamber 7 of the apparatus body 3. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the remote control is performed by a remote controller (not shown).

  4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3 in a state where the set arm 6 is in the upright position. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 3. As shown in these drawings, a movable receiving plate 12 for placing the cassette 10 on the upper surface is disposed in the vicinity of the bottom of the storage chamber 7.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the movable receiving plate 12 is rotatable about a pair of support shafts 13 protruding from the left side wall 3 </ b> B and the right side wall 3 </ b> C facing each other, as shown in FIG. 6. It is supported.

  In the present embodiment, since the support shaft 13 on the left side wall 3B side is provided at a position lower than the right side wall 3C side, the movable support plate 12 has the upper surface inclined in the left-right direction, and the pair of support shafts 13 are supported. Tilt in the front-rear direction is possible about an axis X connecting the centers of the shafts 13. (In FIGS. 4 and 5, the position of the axis X in the AA cross section is represented by a small circle.)

  As shown in FIG. 7, a rectangular notch 12A is formed on the left side of the front portion of the movable receiving plate 12, and an edge 12B bent downward is formed around the notch 12A. Has been.

  A shaft hole 12C into which the above-described pair of support shafts 13 is inserted is formed in the left and right edge portions 12B. As shown in FIG. 6, these support shafts 13 are formed with circumferential grooves and are fitted with retaining rings 13 </ b> A to prevent the movable receiving plate 12 from moving from the support shaft 13 in the axial direction and falling off. doing. Note that the movable receiving plate 12 can be separated above the accommodation chamber 7 by removing these retaining rings 13A.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the arm attachment piece 14 to which the base end portion of the set arm 6 is connected and the receiving piece 15 are fixed to the swing shaft 9. In the present embodiment, the arm attachment piece 14 and the receiving piece 15 are integrally formed in an L shape in side view as shown in these drawings.

  8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 8, the swing shaft 9 crosses the lower part of the take-out passage 8 and is behind the passage side walls 8A and 8B on the left and right sides, respectively. It is rotatably supported by a pair of attached bearings 16.

  The swing shaft 9 is disposed in the take-out passage 8 and has a square shaft portion 9A having a square cross section that is bolted to the arm mounting piece 14 and a cross section that is supported by the pair of bearings 16. The circular shaft portions 9B and 9C are formed into circular shapes, and one of the round shaft portions 9C passes through the bearing 16 on the side of the passage side wall 8B, and the driven pinion 17 is fixed to the end portion thereof.

  The driven pinion 17 meshes with a drive pinion 19 that is built in the apparatus main body 3 and is fixed to the output shaft 18 </ b> A of the geared motor 18. The geared motor 18 can rotationally drive the output shaft 18A in both forward and reverse directions, and performs the standing and falling operation of the set arm 6 via the swinging shaft 9 interlocked therewith.

  Although not shown, a rotation position of the swing shaft 9 (hereinafter referred to as a first rotation position) when the set arm 6 is in the standing position is detected inside the apparatus main body 3. And a limit switch for detecting a rotation position (hereinafter referred to as a second rotation position) of the oscillating shaft 9 when in the lying position. The rotation stop position of the motor 18 in both forward and reverse directions is controlled.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm mounting piece 14 and the receiving piece 15 are assembled to the swing shaft 9, and an arm holding plate 20 is attached to the upper surface of the arm mounting piece 14. A relay plate 21 is attached to the piece 15.

  FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of each part shown in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 10, a pair of bolt holes 9 </ b> D perpendicular to the axial direction are formed near both ends of the angular shaft part 9 </ b> A of the swing shaft 9. It is formed through.

  On the other hand, the arm attachment piece 14 is formed with a pair of bolt holes 14A at positions overlapping with these bolt holes 9D, respectively, and the pair of bolts 22 are respectively connected to the corresponding bolt holes 9D from below the square shaft portion 9A. The arm attachment piece 14 is fixed to the swing shaft 9 by passing through the bolt hole 14 </ b> A and screwing into the pair of nuts 23.

  The arm holding plate 20 has a rectangular shape with substantially the same width as the arm mounting piece 14, and a constant width portion at the center is cut and raised by a predetermined length from the front end toward the rear, so that it can be elastically deformed. 20A is formed. Also, bolt holes 20B through which the four bolts 24 are passed from above are formed in the vicinity of the four corners of the arm holding plate 20.

  Screw holes 14B into which the respective bolts 24 are screwed are formed at positions overlapping the respective bolt holes 20B on the arm mounting pieces 14, and the arm holding plate 20 is formed on the upper surface of the arm mounting pieces 14 by these bolts 24. It is fixed to.

  The pressing piece 20A is formed with a screw hole 20C for screwing an arm fixing bolt 25 penetrated from below into a bolt hole 14C formed in the arm mounting piece 14. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 11, the set arm 6 has its base end (base end of the inner arm 6A) inserted between the upper surface of the arm mounting piece 14 and the lower surface of the pressing piece 20A. It is fixed to the arm mounting piece 14 by tightening it through the fixing bolt 25.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the base end portion of the receiving piece 15 connected to the arm mounting piece 14 in an L shape is formed to have the same width as the arm mounting piece 14, and a pair of left and right bolt holes are formed in this portion. 15A is formed. Further, the width of the portion ahead of the base end portion of the receiving piece 15 is reduced so that this portion enters the accommodation chamber 7 with the set arm 6 standing as shown in FIG. It has become.

  In addition, the relay plate 21 is inclined toward the arm attachment piece 14 toward the tip, a connecting portion 21A attached to the front surface of the receiving piece 15, a flat portion 21B disposed substantially parallel to the upper surface of the arm attachment piece 14. The connecting portion 21A is formed with bolt holes 21D at positions overlapping with the pair of left and right bolt holes 15A formed in the receiving piece 15 respectively.

  The relay plate 21 is fixed to the receiving piece 15 by screwing a pair of bolts 26 from the back side of the receiving piece 15 to the nuts 27 through the corresponding bolt holes 15A and 21D.

  FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the set arm 6. A bolt hole 6C that penetrates the arm fixing bolt 25 is formed on the proximal end side of the inner arm 6A, and an arm side is formed on the distal end side. A rectangular bolt hole 6 </ b> D that allows the coupling bolt 28 to pass therethrough is formed.

  The outer arm 6B is formed with a long hole 6E through which the arm coupling bolt 28 passes, and the inner arm is constituted by the arm coupling bolt 28 and a fixing knob 29 having a screw hole threadedly engaged therewith. 6A and the outer arm 6B are slidably coupled in the longitudinal direction.

  FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the coupling position of the inner arm 6A and the outer arm 6B. As shown in FIG. 13, the outer arm 6B can slide in the longitudinal direction with its upper surface overlapping the lower surface of the inner arm 6A. The outer arm 6B can be expanded and contracted with respect to the inner arm 6A by loosening the fixing knob 29. By tightening the fixing knob 29, the entire length of the set arm 6 is increased to a desired length. It can be fixed to the height.

  In order to prevent the arm coupling bolt 28 from being rotated when the fixing knob 29 is rotated, the cross-sectional shape of the lower part of the neck of the arm coupling bolt 28 is formed in a square shape suitable for the square bolt hole 6D.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, guide surfaces 6 </ b> F and 6 </ b> G that are inclined upward toward the outside are formed on the left and right sides of the inner arm 6 </ b> A and the outer arm 6 </ b> B, respectively. These guide surfaces 6F and 6G guide the ball to the set ring 4 with the set arm 6 lying down.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a set ring holding plate 30 having an annular holding portion 30 </ b> A is fixed by four set screws 31 on the back side of the distal end portion of the outer arm 6 </ b> B. The annular holding portion 30A engages with an annular groove 4A formed in the vicinity of the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the set ring 4, and holds the set ring 4 so as to be rotatable about its central axis.

  Next, based on FIG. 6, the connection structure of the base 2 and the apparatus main body 3 is demonstrated. In this embodiment, the pedestal 2 is integrally fixed to the upper surface of a pedestal lower portion 2A formed in a flat cylindrical shape made of rubber that abuts on the upper surface of the billiard table S and a disk having the same diameter as this. It is comprised from the metal base upper part 2B which is.

  A cylindrical turning shaft 33 is coaxially fixed by a bolt 32 at the center of the upper surface of the pedestal upper portion 2B. The pivot shaft 33 vertically penetrates a shaft hole 3G formed in the bottom plate 3F of the apparatus main body 3, and the apparatus main body 3 rotates with respect to the pedestal 2 around a vertical axis centering on the pivot shaft 33. It is supported movably.

  A rotation lock mechanism for fixing the rotation position of the apparatus main body 3 with respect to the base 2 is incorporated on the upper surface of the bottom plate 3F. The rotation lock mechanism includes a fastening plate 34 having a lock hole 34A through which the turning shaft 33 passes coaxially with the shaft hole 3G, and a through-hole formed in the rear wall 3D of the apparatus body 3 as shown in FIG. It has a lock shaft 36 that passes through the hole 3H and protrudes to the outside of the apparatus body 3 and has a lock handle 35 at the rear end.

  The fastening plate 34 is fixed to the bottom plate 3F by a pair of bolts 37, and the pivot shaft 33 is moved downwardly by the retaining ring 38 attached to an annular groove formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. Escape is regulated.

  The fastening plate 34 has vertical pieces 34B and 34C on both front and rear sides of the turning shaft 33, and the space between the left end surface and the lock hole 34A is the longitudinal length of the vertical pieces 34B and 34C. It is divided forward and backward by a slit 34D parallel to the direction.

  The lock shaft 36 is disposed across the upper side of the slit 34D, and has a male screw portion 36A that is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) of the front vertical piece 34B at the front end portion. In addition, the lock shaft 36 is rotatably passed through a shaft hole (also not shown) provided in the rear vertical piece 34C and is in contact with the rear surface of the rear vertical piece 34C. A flange-shaped stopper 39 is provided on the outer peripheral surface.

  In the rotation lock mechanism, when the lock handle 35 is loosened, the lock hole 34 </ b> A of the fastening plate 34 is loosely fitted to the turning shaft 33. In this state, the apparatus main body 3 is attached to the base 2. The direction can be changed by rotating freely.

  On the other hand, when the lock handle 35 is turned and the male thread portion 36A of the lock shaft 36 is screwed into the screw hole of the vertical piece 34B, the hook-shaped stopper 39 comes into contact with the vertical piece 34C, and the lock shaft 36 moves in the axial direction. Therefore, the vertical piece 34B on the front side is elastically deformed so that the gap between the slits 34D is narrowed and pulled toward the vertical piece 34C.

  As a result, the inner diameter of the lock hole 34A is reduced, the inner peripheral surface thereof tightens the outer peripheral surface of the pivot shaft 33, and the fastening plate 34 is frictionally fixed to the pivot shaft 33. The direction is fixed.

  Based on FIG.4 and FIG.5, the cooperation operation | movement of the set arm 6 and the movable receiving plate 12 is demonstrated. When the set arm 6 is in the lying position as shown in FIG. 4, the movable receiving plate 12 is moved by the urging force of the return spring 40 incorporated between the lower surface near the front end and the bottom plate 3 </ b> F of the apparatus body 3. The front end side is lifted and the rear end side is lowered.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a screw hole 12D is formed at the left corner of the rear end of the movable receiving plate 12, and an adjustment screw 41 is screwed into the screw hole 12D. As shown by a broken line in FIG. 4, when the movable receiving plate 12 is inclined backward by the return spring 40, the lower end of the adjustment screw 41 abuts on the upper surface of the bottom plate 3F to limit the backward inclination angle. . The tilt angle can be adjusted by turning the adjusting screw 41 to increase or decrease the amount of protrusion below the movable receiving plate 12.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the set arm 6 rotates to the upright position, the front end side of the receiving piece 15 enters the storage chamber 7 and passes from the cutout portion 12 </ b> A of the movable receiving plate 12 to the lower surface side thereof. Since the interlocking piece 42 that horizontally projects below the notch 12A is attached to the lower surface of the movable receiving plate 12, the receiving piece 15 abuts against the interlocking piece 42 and applies it to the biasing force of the return spring 40. As a result, the movable receiving plate 12 tilts forward around its tilt axis X.

  15 is a perspective view of the cassette 10 mounted on the upper surface of the movable receiving plate 12, and FIG. 16 is a plan view thereof. As shown in these drawings, the bottom plate 10A has front, rear, left and right side edges. Are provided with holding pieces 10B, 10C, 10D, and 10E whose upper sides are inclined outward to prevent the balls held on the bottom plate 10A from falling off. Further, the upper edge portions of the front and rear holding pieces 10 </ b> B and 10 </ b> C are attached to both ends of a handle 10 </ b> F that is gripped when the cassette 10 is carried or taken into and out of the storage chamber 7 of the apparatus body 3.

  A positioning hole 10G is formed at one front and rear intermediate position on the left side of the bottom plate 10A and two front and rear positions on the right side. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, three positioning pins 43 are attached to the upper surface of the movable receiving plate 12 at positions corresponding to the three positioning holes 10 </ b> G, respectively. The corresponding positioning holes 10G and the positioning pins 43 are engaged with each other so that the cassette 10 is positioned on the movable receiving plate 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the cassette 10 has a shape that allows the receiving piece 15 to pass through the bottom plate 10A and a part of the holding piece 10B on the front side, and restricts the drop-out of the ball, at the left side of the front end portion of the cassette 10. A gate portion 10H is formed.

  In the gate portion 10H, as shown in FIG. 5, due to the inclination of the movable receiving plate 12, the receiving piece 15 whose tip portion is rotated downward is rotated around the swing shaft 9 in the clockwise direction in FIG. Accordingly, a ball (not shown) moving on the gate portion 10H can be scooped up from the cassette 10 by the receiving piece 15 and taken out.

  Two guide protrusions 44 and 45 are attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 10A of the cassette 10 from the inner side of the front holding piece 10B to the rear side. These guide protrusions 44 and 45 guide the moving direction of the ball in the cassette 10 due to the inclination of the movable receiving plate 12.

  Next, when the ball is set to a designated position on the billiard table using the billiard setting apparatus 1 configured as described above, the set arm 6 is first brought down as shown in FIG. The center position of the set ring 4 on the billiard table is determined by adjusting the direction of the apparatus main body 3 and the length of the set arm 6.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 17, with the set arm 6 standing up, the cassette 10 containing the ball B (shown in phantom) is dropped into the accommodation chamber 7 of the apparatus body 3 from above and set. . In FIGS. 17 to 20, a part of the billiard ball setting apparatus 1 described above is schematically omitted or simplified.

  FIG. 18 shows a state in which the cassette 10 is held on the movable receiving plate 12 in the storage chamber 7. In this state, the movable receiving plate 12 is inclined to the front side, and is also inclined to the left side along the inclined axis X as shown in FIG. 6, but as described above, the movable receiving plate 12 protrudes from the upper surface of the movable receiving plate 12. Since the positioning pin 43 (see FIG. 7) and the positioning hole 10G (see FIGS. 15 and 16) formed in the bottom plate of the cassette 10 are engaged, the cassette 10 is fixed at a predetermined position on the movable receiving plate 12. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the switch 9 is turned on by the operation unit 11 or the remote control to drive the swing shaft 9 and the set arm 6 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the receiving piece 15 is positioned at the gate portion 10H. The ball B is scooped up from below, and the ball B is held between the upper surface and the flat portion 21B of the relay plate 21.

  With the upward rotation of the receiving piece 15, the movable receiving plate 12 is tilted backward around the tilt axis X by the biasing force of the return spring 40, and the ball B following the ball B moves to the rear of the cassette 10. .

  After the backward tilting of the movable receiving plate 12 stops at the position restricted by the adjusting screw 41, the ball B taken out from the cassette 10 by the receiving piece 15 is rotated around the swing shaft 9 of the set arm 6. Then, it moves from the receiving piece 15 onto the relay plate 21 in the take-out passage 8.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 20, when the set arm 6 is further rotated to the lying position, the ball B is accelerated by passing over the inclined portion 21C formed on the front end side of the relay plate 21, and the set arm 6 is accelerated. Passed to 6.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the ball B moved onto the set arm 6 is guided by the ball guide surfaces 6F and 6G formed on the left and right sides of the ball B and falls into the set ring 4, and the billiard table S The ball B is set at the center position of the upper set ring 4.

  In the present embodiment, the set arm 6 is slightly inclined toward the tip side at the lying position, and the ball B can be reliably sent to the set ring 4 using its own weight.

  However, when the ball B passes through the inclined portion 21C of the relay plate 21, it is accelerated here. Therefore, when the inclination angle of the inclined portion 21 is set to be large, the set arm 6 is placed horizontally at the lying position. Even so, the set ring 4 can be reached by the inertia of the ball B.

  The swinging shaft 9 is reversed by the operation unit or remote control operation, the set arm 6 is returned to the standing position, and the hand ball is practiced against the ball B (target ball) on the billiard table S. When the set arm 6 returns to the standing position, the receiving piece 15 pushes down the interlocking piece 42 provided on the movable receiving plate 12 against the urging force of the return spring 40, so that the movable receiving plate 12 is again shown in FIG. As shown, it tilts forward about the tilt axis X, and as a result, the subsequent ball B moves to the front end side of the cassette 10.

  At this time, if the movable receiving plate 12 is tilted forward from the state shown in FIG. 20, the succeeding ball B on the front side in FIG. 20 moves forward to create a space at the rear of the cassette 10. Since the plate 12 is inclined toward the front side of the figure along the inclination axis X, the ball B located at the back of the cassette 10 due to the forward and backward tilting of the movable receiving plate 12 is shown in FIGS. It moves sequentially along the guide ridges 44 and 45 so as to fill the space.

  In this manner, each time the set arm 6 is repeatedly laid down, a new ball B can be taken out from the cassette 10 and set in the same position on the billiard table S.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the rotation position of the swing shaft 9 is detected by these limit switches, and the stop position of the geared motor 18 shown in FIG. 8 is controlled. Alternatively, the rotation position of the swing shaft 9 may be detected using a non-contact sensor such as an optical sensor.

  Further, the set ring 4 is held with respect to the set ring holding plate 30 (see FIG. 12) so that a slight relative displacement in the vertical direction is possible, the set arm 6 falls down, and the lower end surface of the set ring 4 is the billiard table. It is also possible to detect the vertical displacement that occurs when abuts on the sensor with a sensor attached to the set ring holding plate and stop the geared motor 18.

  Next, a method for using the image ring 5 will be described. The image ring 5 is used when practicing to hit a ball (target ball) set on a billiard table from a direction different from a linear direction connecting the center of the pocket and hit it and drop it in the pocket.

As shown in FIG. 22, when the target ball at the center position O ₁ of the set ring 4 is aimed from the straight line N direction and applied to the target ball and dropped into a pocket in the straight line M direction, the image ring 5 is used. The rotation around the set ring 4 is adjusted so that the center position O ₂ is located on the straight line M, and the practice of aiming at the center O ₂ of the image ring 5 with the hand ball is repeated.

Then, leaving the set was specific sphere to the position of the set ring 4, along with a set arm 6, settling 4 and the image ring 5 is erected, virtual object ball centered at the center position O ₂ (images balls) When the hand ball is thrown toward the center position O ₂ , the target ball collides with an actual target ball at the center position O ₁ when the hand ball comes to the center position O _2. It is bounced in the direction of the straight line M passing through O ₁ and O ₂ and falls into the pocket.

Second Embodiment FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a billiard ball setting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The billiard ball setting apparatus A1 shown in FIG. Parts having the same configuration are used in common, and the common reference numerals are used for these common parts.

  The billiard ball setting apparatus A1 shown in the figure uses a vertical cassette A2 that accommodates a plurality of balls B in three vertical stages, and has a handle A2a provided on the upper part, and is attached to the upper surface of the apparatus main body A3. This is a structure that is inserted into the formed connecting recess A3a.

  Although not shown, a latch mechanism that detachably engages with an engagement hole provided in the lower end portion of the cassette A2 is incorporated in the connection recess A3a, and the cassette A2 is attached to the apparatus main body A3. In this state, the handle A2a can be gripped and moved together with the apparatus main body A3 or placed on the billiard table S in a desired direction.

  Therefore, in the billiard ball setting device A1 of this embodiment, like the billiard ball setting device 1 described above, parts corresponding to the base 2 that rotatably holds the device body 3 are omitted. At four corners of the lower surface, rubber leg plates A4 that are in contact with the billiard table S are fixed.

  FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the cassette A2. As shown in FIG. 24, the cassette A2 has an outlet A2c for taking out a ball at the lower part of the front wall plate A2b. Further, a gate portion A2e that is continuously cut out with a width smaller than the diameter of the ball is formed in the vicinity of the lower end thereof and in the vicinity of the front end of the bottom plate A2d.

  Further, the upper surface, the right side surface, and the rear surface of the cassette A2 are respectively closed by the top plate A2f, the side wall plate A2g, and the rear wall plate A2h. On the other hand, an opening A2i for inserting a ball into the cassette A2 is formed on the left side surface. Further, edge plates A2j and A2k for preventing the balls in the cassette A2 from slipping out are provided on both front and rear sides of the opening A2i.

  In the cassette A2, inclined guides A2l, A2m, A2n for holding the balls and sequentially moving them under their own weight are provided alternately in the front-rear direction in three upper and lower stages, and the lowermost inclined guide A2n. Is in contact with the upper surface of the bottom plate A2d in the vicinity of the gate portion A2e. In addition, holding pieces A2o, A2p, and A2q are provided at the edges of the inclined guides A2l, A2m, and A2n on the opening A2i side to prevent the balls from coming out.

  As shown in FIG. 23, when the required number of balls B are put into the cassette A2, the balls are sequentially directed upward from the gate A2e side onto the respective inclined guides A21, A2m, A2n from the opening A2i. Pack B.

  FIG. 25 is a schematic structural diagram of the billiard ball setting apparatus A1, and in this embodiment, the swing link A5 is fixed to the swing shaft 9 to which the set arm 6 is connected.

  The swing link A5 is connected to one end of the connection link A6 so as to be rotatable with respect to each other by a connection shaft A7. The other end of the connection link A6 is rotatably connected to a crankshaft A11 attached to a first crank disk A10 attached to the output shaft A9 of the rotational drive source A8.

  The rotational drive source A8 used here is composed of a geared motor with output shafts A9 projecting on both left and right sides thereof, and the first crank disc A10 is attached to the right end of the output shaft A9. In the figure, it is arranged on the back side of the rotational drive source A8. Further, the swing link A5 and the connection link A6 are also arranged close to the right side inside the apparatus main body A3, similarly to the first crank disk A10.

  Further, the rotation of the output shaft A9 is controlled by a limit switch (not shown) so that the rotation drive source A8 stops every half rotation in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the set arm 6 falls down every half rotation. The swing shaft 9 is swung so as to be in a position (position in the figure) and a standing position (position in FIG. 23).

  In the present embodiment, the rotation drive source A8 can be controlled by an operation button or a remote controller of an operation unit (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body A3, and the output shaft A9 is halfway every time the operation button is pressed. By rotating, the set arm 6 falls and stands up alternately.

  The swing link A5, the connecting link A6, and the first crank disc A10 are used as components of a saddle crank mechanism that converts the rotational motion of the output shaft A9 into the swing motion of the swing shaft 9.

  On the other hand, a second crank disc A12 is attached to the left end of the output shaft A9, and one end of a connection link A14 is rotatably connected to the crankshaft A13. In the drawing, the second crank disk A12 is shown overlapping the first crank disk 10, but the second crank disk 12 and the connecting link A14 are on the left side inside the apparatus main body A3. It is arranged close to.

  The other end of the connection link A14 is connected to one end of a pusher A15 disposed at the rear end portion of the apparatus main body A3 so as to be rotatable with respect to each other by a connection shaft A16. The pusher A15 is pivotally supported at the intermediate position of the apparatus main body A3 by a support shaft A17. The rear end of the pusher A15 swings up and down in conjunction with the rotation of the output shaft A9.

  Although the detailed shape of the portion near the rear end of the pusher A15 is omitted, it is arranged at the center position in the width direction of the apparatus main body A3, and when this portion swings upward, the bottom surface of the cassette A2 It invades from the slit formed in the bottom and protrudes from the upper surface of the lower inclined guide A2n.

  In the present embodiment, an arcuate guide A18 is provided on the back side of the receiving piece 15. The arcuate guide A18 prevents the ball B on the gate portion A2e of the cassette A2 from being caught by the back surface of the receiving piece 15 when the receiving piece 15 rotates inside the cassette A2.

  The operation of the billiard ball setting apparatus A1 configured as described above will be described. The structure of the arm mounting piece 14, the receiving piece 15, and the set arm 6 and their functions are omitted because they are the same as those in the second embodiment. Here, the ball B on the set arm 6 from the cassette A2 is omitted. Only the extraction operation will be described.

  In FIG. 26, as indicated by the solid line in FIG. 26, in the state where the set arm 6 is in the upright posture, the pusher A15 is immersed inside the apparatus main body A3, and in this state, the cassette A2 containing the ball B therein. Wear.

  At this time, the leading ball B descending to the gate portion A2e (see FIG. 25) of the cassette A2 is positioned directly above the receiving plate 15 descending to the lower side of the cassette A2 and is in contact with the relay plate 21. . At this time, the arcuate guide A 18 provided on the receiving plate 15 is retracted into the apparatus main body 3.

  When the output shaft A9 is rotated clockwise (in the direction of the arrow) from this state, the swing shaft 9 rotates clockwise through the first crank disk A10, the connecting link A6, and the swing link A5. The leading ball B is scooped up by the receiving piece 15 as indicated by the phantom line, and is transferred from the receiving piece 15 to the relay plate 21.

  On the other hand, along with the rotation of the output shaft A9, the pusher A15 swings clockwise around the support shaft A17 via the second crank disk A12 and the connecting link A14, and the rear end portion enters the cassette A2. And protrudes from the upper surface of the lower inclined guide A2n.

  By this operation, the lower part of the ball B stacked up and down along the rear wall plate A2h of the cassette A2 is pushed forward as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. The movement of B is prevented from being hindered.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when the set arm 6 is rotated to the lying position, the ball B taken out from the cassette A2 by the receiving piece 15 moves to the set arm 6 side by its own weight, and thereafter, the billiard ball described above. Like the setting device 1, it falls into the set ring 4 and is set at a predetermined position on the billiard table S.

  When the ball B is thus set at the predetermined position, the output shaft A9 is further rotated halfway clockwise to return the set arm 6 to the standing position shown in FIG. Note that the rear end of the pusher A15 is retracted into the apparatus main body A3 in the process in which the set arm 6 falls from the position of the phantom line in FIG. 26 to the position in FIG. By repeating the operation described above, the ball B accommodated in the cassette A2 can be repeatedly set at a predetermined position on the billiard table S.

  A structure in which the fixed position of the swing link A5 with respect to the swing shaft 9 can be adjusted so that the gap between the upper surface of the billiard table S and the lower end of the set ring 5 can be adjusted at the position where the set arm 6 is lying down. You may leave it.

  In the billiard ball setting apparatus A1 described above, the pusher A15 is operated by the rotational drive source A8. However, the pusher A15 is not limited to this, and the pusher A15 detects, for example, the rotational position of the output shaft A9 of the rotational drive source with a sensor. However, it may be operated by an electromagnetic solenoid at a predetermined timing.

The pusher 15 may be omitted if clogging of the vertically stacked balls can be prevented by means such as bulging the lower part inside the rear wall plate A2h of the cassette A2 forward.
As described above, the ball is stored in the cassette A2, but the ball may be directly placed in the storage chamber 7 without using the cassette A2.

1 Billiard ball set device (first embodiment)
2 Pedestal 2A Pedestal lower part 2B Pedestal upper part 3, 3 'Device main body 3A Front wall 3B Left side wall 3C Right side wall 3D Rear wall 3E Outer front face 3F Bottom plate 3G Shaft hole 3H Through hole 4 Set ring 4A Annular groove 5 Image ring 6 Set arm 6A Inner arm 6B Outer arm 6C Bolt hole 6D Square bolt hole 6E Long hole 6F, 6G Ball guide surface 7 Accommodating chamber 8 Extraction passage 9 Oscillating shaft 9A Each shaft portion 9B, 9C Round shaft portion 9D Bolt hole 10 Cassette 10A Bottom plate 10B, 10C, 10D Holding piece 10F Handle 10G Positioning hole 10H Gate part 11 Operation part 12 Movable receiving plate 12A Notch part 12B Peripheral part 12C Shaft hole 12D Screw hole 13 Support shaft 13A Retaining ring 14 Arm mounting piece 14A Bolt hole 14B Screw hole 14C Bolt Hole 15 Receiving piece 15A Bolt hole 16 Bearing 17 Driven pinion 18 Geared motor 18A Output Shaft 19 Drive pinion 20 Arm holding plate 20A Pressing piece 20B Bolt hole 20C Screw hole 21 Relay plate 21A Connecting portion 21B Flat portion 21C Inclined portion 21D Bolt hole 22 Bolt 23 Nut 24 Bolt 25 Arm fixing bolt 26 Bolt 27 Nut 28 Arm coupling bolt 29 Fixing knob 30 Set ring holding plate 30A Annular holding portion 31 Set screw 32 Bolt 33 Rotating shaft 34 Tightening plate 34A Lock hole 34B, 34C Vertical piece 34D Slit 35 Lock handle 36 Lock shaft 36A Male thread portion 37 Bolt 38 Retaining ring 39 鍔Stopper 40 Return spring 41 Adjustment screw 42 Interlocking piece 43 Positioning pin 44, 45 Guide protrusion 46 Oscillating link 47, 54 Connection link 48, 56 Connection shaft 49 Output shaft 50, 52 Crank disc 51, 53 Crank shaft 55 Extrusion Arm 57 support A1 Billiard Ball Set device (second embodiment)
A2 Cassette A2a Handle A2b Front wall plate A2c Exit A2d Bottom plate A2e Gate portion A2f Top plate A2g Side wall plate A2h Rear wall plate A2i Opening portion A2j, A2k Edge plate A2l, A2m, A2n Inclined guide A2o, A2p, A2q device Body A3a Connection recess A4 Leg plate A5 Swing link A6 Connection link A7 Connection shaft A8 Rotation drive source A9 Output shaft A10 First crank disk A11 Crank shaft A12 Second crank disk A13 Crank shaft A14 Connection link A15 Pusher A16 Connection shaft A17 Spindle A18 Arc guide

Claims (5)

A storage chamber defined by a front wall, left and right side walls, and a rear wall and open upward, an apparatus main body having an extraction passage formed in the front wall of the storage chamber, and a swing shaft in the lower portion of the extraction passage. A set arm which is provided so as to be pivotable across the swing shaft, and is in an upright state at the first pivot position on the swing shaft and is in a state of lying down in front of the apparatus main body at the second pivot position. The base end of the receiving piece and the base end of the receiving piece are connected to each other, and the apparatus main body has the swing shaft between the first rotational position and the second rotational position. Drive means for driving in opposite directions is provided, and the set arm is configured to be adjustable in length, and a set ring for receiving and positioning the ball is provided at the tip, and the set chamber is detachable. A cassette positioning means is provided that can accommodate the required number of balls. , Billiard ball setting device, characterized in that to fall to the set the ring rolling the ball set upper arm was laid down in the cassette is set at a predetermined position on a pool table. The apparatus main body is supported by a pedestal so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis, and the apparatus main body includes a storage chamber that is partitioned by a front wall, left and right side walls, and a rear wall and is open at the top and either the left or right side of the storage chamber. The front wall is notched at a position near the side wall, and an extraction passage having an open top is formed to communicate between the storage chamber and the outer front surface of the apparatus main body. Is provided so as to be capable of rotating across the lower portion of the take-out passage, and the swinging shaft is in a substantially upright position at the first rotating position, and at the second rotating position, The base end portion of the set arm is connected so as to fall to the front, and the tip end portion enters the storage chamber by rotating backward at the first rotation position, so that the second The base end of the receiving piece is connected so as to be substantially upward at the rotational position of Driving means for driving both in the forward and reverse directions between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, and the set arm is configured to be adjustable in length. At the tip, a short cylindrical set ring whose center axis is vertically oriented at the second rotation position of the swing shaft is provided, and a required number of balls are mounted in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the storage chamber. A movable receiving plate for detachably positioning and holding the cassette on the upper surface is disposed, and the movable receiving plate is positioned at the left and right side walls in the substantially center in the front-rear direction, on the left and right side walls of the storage chamber facing each other. When the upper surface is inclined in the left-right direction so that the side wall side of the lower side is inclined, it is pivotally supported so as to be able to tilt in the front-rear direction, and when the pivot shaft rotates to the first rotation position, Pass the tip of the receiving piece to the lower surface of the movable receiving plate. Has a notch which,
The movable receiving plate is further tilted forward when the pivot shaft is pivoted to the first pivot position and tilted rearward when the pivot is pivoted to the second pivot position. The cassette is configured to be interlocked with the swinging shaft via a piece, and the cassette includes holding pieces provided on the side edges of the front, rear, left and right sides of the bottom plate to prevent the balls from falling off. A gate portion that allows passage of the receiving piece by a part of the holding piece and restricts dropping of the ball is formed, and a plurality of guide protrusions for guiding the movement of the ball are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate, Each time the driving means swings the swing shaft between the first rotation position and the second rotation position, the ball in the cassette is moved by the tilting of the movable receiving plate in the front-rear direction. Move to the gate part side along the guide ridges, The top ball moved to the side is picked up from the inside of the cassette by the receiving piece, moved to the set arm side in the take-out passage, and then rolled down on the set arm that has fallen down and dropped into the set ring. A billiard ball setting device characterized by being set at a predetermined position on a table. A connecting recess for detachably positioning and holding the lower end of the cassette accommodating the required number of balls is provided on the upper surface, and a swinging shaft is provided at a position near the front end so that its center axis can be turned in the left-right direction. And an apparatus main body having a built-in rotation drive source for rotating the swing shaft in both forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range via a saddle crank mechanism. A gate portion is formed below the outlet to continuously control the drop of the ball over the vicinity of the front end of the bottom plate. A plurality of inclined guides that are held and sequentially guided toward the take-out port are provided alternately downward from the front wall plate and the rear wall plate, and the swing shaft is substantially at the first rotation position. In the upright position, the device book in the second rotation position The base end of the set arm is connected so as to be in a position lying in front of the front, and the rear end rotates at the first rotation position so that the front end enters the cassette from the gate. The base end of the receiving piece is connected so as to be substantially upward at the second rotation position, and the receiving piece is further provided with an arcuate guide on the side opposite to the set arm side from the tip. Is configured such that the length can be expanded and contracted, and at the tip thereof, a short cylindrical set ring whose center axis is vertically oriented at the second rotation position of the swing shaft is provided, When the rotational drive source swings the swing shaft from the first rotational position to the second rotational position, the leading drive unit moves from the lowermost inclined guide in the cassette to the gate portion. The ball is scooped up by the receiving piece and the set arm side After moving, it rolls on the set arm that has fallen down, falls into the set ring and is set at a predetermined position on the billiard table. A billiard ball setting device, wherein the billiard ball set device is adapted to move to a gate portion when swinging to a first rotation position. 4. The billiard ball setting device according to claim 3, further comprising a pusher that pushes the ball at the rear end of the lowermost inclined guide of the cassette in conjunction with the rotation of the swing shaft. 5. The short cylindrical image ring according to claim 1, wherein the set ring is rotatably held at a free end of the set arm and has an outer diameter substantially equal to a ball on the outer periphery of the set ring. The billiard ball set device is characterized in that is circumscribed and fixed.

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